78 Legislators Co-sponsor Safer Alternatives Bill
Thanks to phone calls, emails and office visits from dozens of you, 78 Massachusetts State Legislators signed on as co-sponsors of the Safer Alternatives Bill by last Friday's deadline.
For those of you who like numbers, of those 78:
- 58 are Representatives
- 20 are Senators
- 63 were co-sponsors last session
- 6 are new legislators this session
- 9 are returning legislators who have not co-sponsored before
Get the full list of co-sponsors here.
One highlight is that Senator Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) is among the co-sponsors this year. He is the new Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture where the bill will next be assigned, and thus is in an influential position to help it move forward.
His co-chair, Representative Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) did not co-sponsor the bill, but we are hopeful that we can work with her and gain her full support as the session progesses.
The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow has also supported the Safe Cleaning Products Bill for many years. This session that bill is starting off with the support of 35 Co-sponsors. This includes Senator Susan Fargo, the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health, where that bill will be assigned. Get eh list of Safer Cleaning Products Bill co-sponsors here.
This is a great start! Let's thank all of these legislators for their support and work together to make those who didn't co-sponsor the bill none-the-less work to get it passed.
Comments on this post
Posted by Elizabeth Saunders on Feb. 10, 2011
If you've been following this closely, yes, it's an increase of one from yesterday. Senator Karen Spilka signed on at the last minute and had not been captured in our tally. Thank you Senator Spilka!